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- August 21, 2013 at 1:43 am
Thanks for the reply, I might talk with my primary care doctor or maybe the dermatologist that I went to. I do realize the scan is added radiation and don't want to do it if it's not necessary.
So a CT scan would be used at this point and then a PET scan if anything was found? I did have a recent CBC and chest x-ray which was normal.
Thanks,
Matt
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- July 20, 2013 at 12:36 am
This was the red mark on the side of my right buttock. Just got results that it was a Melanoma, but had not spread vertically. She said it's very good I got it at this early stage. Going back in next week to have more skin excised and then after that, checkups every 3 months.
Looking online before actual diagnosis can be very misleading as I thought this was a dermatafibroma. It basically had been in the same spot for 3-4 months and hadn't gone away. That's why I went in to get checked. So always best to play it safe and get it checked out.
I had no idea about unpigmented melanomas or ones that were pink or red instead of black/brown. Hope this image helps in some way and hope everyone stays healthy!
Matt
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- July 20, 2013 at 12:36 am
This was the red mark on the side of my right buttock. Just got results that it was a Melanoma, but had not spread vertically. She said it's very good I got it at this early stage. Going back in next week to have more skin excised and then after that, checkups every 3 months.
Looking online before actual diagnosis can be very misleading as I thought this was a dermatafibroma. It basically had been in the same spot for 3-4 months and hadn't gone away. That's why I went in to get checked. So always best to play it safe and get it checked out.
I had no idea about unpigmented melanomas or ones that were pink or red instead of black/brown. Hope this image helps in some way and hope everyone stays healthy!
Matt
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- July 20, 2013 at 12:36 am
This was the red mark on the side of my right buttock. Just got results that it was a Melanoma, but had not spread vertically. She said it's very good I got it at this early stage. Going back in next week to have more skin excised and then after that, checkups every 3 months.
Looking online before actual diagnosis can be very misleading as I thought this was a dermatafibroma. It basically had been in the same spot for 3-4 months and hadn't gone away. That's why I went in to get checked. So always best to play it safe and get it checked out.
I had no idea about unpigmented melanomas or ones that were pink or red instead of black/brown. Hope this image helps in some way and hope everyone stays healthy!
Matt
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- July 20, 2013 at 12:35 am
This was the red mark on the side of my right buttock. Just got results that it was a Melanoma, but had not spread vertically. She said it's very good I got it at this early stage. Going back in next week to have more skin excised and then after that, checkups every 3 months.
Looking online before actual diagnosis can be very misleading as I thought this was a dermatafibroma. It basically had been in the same spot for 3-4 months and hadn't gone away. That's why I went in to get checked. So always best to play it safe and get it checked out.
I had no idea about unpigmented melanomas or ones that were pink or red instead of black/brown. Hope this image helps in some way and hope everyone stays healthy!
Matt
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- July 20, 2013 at 12:35 am
This was the red mark on the side of my right buttock. Just got results that it was a Melanoma, but had not spread vertically. She said it's very good I got it at this early stage. Going back in next week to have more skin excised and then after that, checkups every 3 months.
Looking online before actual diagnosis can be very misleading as I thought this was a dermatafibroma. It basically had been in the same spot for 3-4 months and hadn't gone away. That's why I went in to get checked. So always best to play it safe and get it checked out.
I had no idea about unpigmented melanomas or ones that were pink or red instead of black/brown. Hope this image helps in some way and hope everyone stays healthy!
Matt
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- July 20, 2013 at 12:35 am
This was the red mark on the side of my right buttock. Just got results that it was a Melanoma, but had not spread vertically. She said it's very good I got it at this early stage. Going back in next week to have more skin excised and then after that, checkups every 3 months.
Looking online before actual diagnosis can be very misleading as I thought this was a dermatafibroma. It basically had been in the same spot for 3-4 months and hadn't gone away. That's why I went in to get checked. So always best to play it safe and get it checked out.
I had no idea about unpigmented melanomas or ones that were pink or red instead of black/brown. Hope this image helps in some way and hope everyone stays healthy!
Matt
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- August 21, 2013 at 1:43 am
Thanks for the reply, I might talk with my primary care doctor or maybe the dermatologist that I went to. I do realize the scan is added radiation and don't want to do it if it's not necessary.
So a CT scan would be used at this point and then a PET scan if anything was found? I did have a recent CBC and chest x-ray which was normal.
Thanks,
Matt
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- August 21, 2013 at 1:43 am
Thanks for the reply, I might talk with my primary care doctor or maybe the dermatologist that I went to. I do realize the scan is added radiation and don't want to do it if it's not necessary.
So a CT scan would be used at this point and then a PET scan if anything was found? I did have a recent CBC and chest x-ray which was normal.
Thanks,
Matt